Stories Bardstown Cases Thirteen years. No answers. No justice. Officer Jason Ellis deserves better. Thirteen years ago today, Officer Jason Ellis left the Bardstown jail in the early morning hours, headed home after a late shift. He never made it. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. This By Shay McAlister • 7 min read Bardstown Cases Kentucky AG to court: Brooks Houck killed Crystal Rogers, and the evidence proves it The state's top prosecutor filed a 103-page brief urging the Kentucky Supreme Court to uphold Houck's murder conviction- and didn't mince words about why. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with By Shay McAlister • 8 min read Bardstown Cases Circumstantial Episode 10: The rest of my life The appeals. The unsolved Bardstown murders. A family's renewed push to find Tommy's killer. And Sherry Ballard's promise to never stop fighting. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and By Shay McAlister • 6 min read Some of the beautiful faces of DIPG in Kentucky Shay Originals Kentucky kids are dying from a rare and always fatal brain tumor; I'm trying to help find out why I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. I believe some stories are too important to stay behind a paywall. That's why I'm making this piece free to read for everyone. Informed By Shay McAlister • 8 min read The faces behind Silent Cry Inc Covering Kentucky A grassroots group in rural Kentucky is trying to fill a gap that's already cost five lives Silent Cry Inc. is building something Clark County has never had- and they're doing it from scratch. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are you new here? Sign up for the By Shay McAlister • 5 min read Shay Originals "Nothing went our way": A KY mother's fight for justice after drunk driver killed her son Four and a half years after Joseph Siami killed Chase Lawson, a Jefferson County judge gave him six months in jail and probation. His family calls it a failure of justice from the very first night. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free By Shay McAlister • 12 min read Credit: I-65 Corridor Project Covering Kentucky "It's going to be tricky": Louisville needs to be ready for I-65 closure- right now Five miles of Louisville's busiest interstate will be shut down for two months. If you don't have a plan, you need one. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are By Shay McAlister • 6 min read Bardstown Cases Thirteen years. No answers. No justice. Officer Jason Ellis deserves better. Thirteen years ago today, Officer Jason Ellis left the Bardstown jail in the early morning hours, headed home after a late shift. He never made it. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. This By Shay McAlister • 7 min read Covering Kentucky Woman who kidnapped her own daughter from Louisville in 1983 pleads guilty- 42 years later The woman at the center of one of Louisville's most unusual cold cases has accepted a plea deal. Her daughter, now 45, was in the courtroom. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and By Shay McAlister • 4 min read
Bardstown Cases Thirteen years. No answers. No justice. Officer Jason Ellis deserves better. Thirteen years ago today, Officer Jason Ellis left the Bardstown jail in the early morning hours, headed home after a late shift. He never made it. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. This By Shay McAlister • 7 min read
Bardstown Cases Kentucky AG to court: Brooks Houck killed Crystal Rogers, and the evidence proves it The state's top prosecutor filed a 103-page brief urging the Kentucky Supreme Court to uphold Houck's murder conviction- and didn't mince words about why. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with By Shay McAlister • 8 min read
Bardstown Cases Circumstantial Episode 10: The rest of my life The appeals. The unsolved Bardstown murders. A family's renewed push to find Tommy's killer. And Sherry Ballard's promise to never stop fighting. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and By Shay McAlister • 6 min read
Some of the beautiful faces of DIPG in Kentucky Shay Originals Kentucky kids are dying from a rare and always fatal brain tumor; I'm trying to help find out why I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. I believe some stories are too important to stay behind a paywall. That's why I'm making this piece free to read for everyone. Informed By Shay McAlister • 8 min read
The faces behind Silent Cry Inc Covering Kentucky A grassroots group in rural Kentucky is trying to fill a gap that's already cost five lives Silent Cry Inc. is building something Clark County has never had- and they're doing it from scratch. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are you new here? Sign up for the By Shay McAlister • 5 min read
Shay Originals "Nothing went our way": A KY mother's fight for justice after drunk driver killed her son Four and a half years after Joseph Siami killed Chase Lawson, a Jefferson County judge gave him six months in jail and probation. His family calls it a failure of justice from the very first night. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free By Shay McAlister • 12 min read
Credit: I-65 Corridor Project Covering Kentucky "It's going to be tricky": Louisville needs to be ready for I-65 closure- right now Five miles of Louisville's busiest interstate will be shut down for two months. If you don't have a plan, you need one. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are By Shay McAlister • 6 min read
Bardstown Cases Thirteen years. No answers. No justice. Officer Jason Ellis deserves better. Thirteen years ago today, Officer Jason Ellis left the Bardstown jail in the early morning hours, headed home after a late shift. He never made it. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. This By Shay McAlister • 7 min read
Covering Kentucky Woman who kidnapped her own daughter from Louisville in 1983 pleads guilty- 42 years later The woman at the center of one of Louisville's most unusual cold cases has accepted a plea deal. Her daughter, now 45, was in the courtroom. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and By Shay McAlister • 4 min read
